Indian boxing legend M C Mary Kom (48kg) advanced to the Commonwealth Games final with a comprehensive triumph over Sri Lanka’s Anusha Dilrukshi Koddithuwak here today. (CWG live updates)It was a battle of veterans as 35-year-old Mary Kom took on the 39-year-old Dilrukshi. Mary Kom, also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP in India, prevailed 5-0 in a dull contest where clean punches were few and far. She picked up pace in the final three minutes but Mary Kom drew from her own well of experience to thwart her. In the woman’s 60 kg quarter-final, India’s Sarita Devi lost to Australia’s Anja Stridman by unanimous decision.

Source: Hindustan Times April 11, 2018 03:00 UTC